Before The Light
Ini Edo, Desmond Elliot, Mercy Johnson, Richard Mofe-Damijo (RMD), Eric Arubayi, Zainab Ademola, Rob Loner
Harold and Timi had a relationship that every one wants to emulate. Suddenly, Harolds baby mother comes to town and all happiness took a back seat. This woman is terminally ill and wants to spend her last days on earth with her only child. How would this affect this marriage?
Desmond: What if I go there everyday? Are you jealous of a dying woman? Ini: No! She is not just a dying woman! She. Is. Your. Ex! Desmond: She is not just my ex, she is the mother of my child, David.
Before the Light Part 1 and 2.
Ikechukwu Onyeka
Desmond Elliot, Emem Isong
Kehinde Olurunyomi
2009
-Story: [3 out of 5] I thought it was a lovely story and the first time I watched the movie I was almost moved to tears… (almost? Haha… na lie… I cried)
-Originality: [3 out of 5] Many people say it’s not original and has been done before… I wonder when it was done before cos me I don’t recall.
-Predictability: [2 out of 5] Depends on how you see it.
-Directing/Editing: [3 out of 5] I’m honestly beginning to feel more and more like an ingrate as I watch these movies. If the movie is in four parts, I will always see a way that it could have been done in 3 parts. If it’s in 3 parts then either it had over prolonged scenes or the last part was rushed and the movie could have been made in two parts. And now? This movie is in two parts and I still feel like it could have been cut in half. Honestly, I don’t see why the whole *SPOILER* additional storyline of Ini cheating on her husband was necessary. Why didn’t we just go… Des spends time with Mercy. Ini is jealous. Ini fights with Des but he still spends time with Mercy…badabing badabang… Ini moves out… in the end Ini comes to her senses. Happily ever after. 1 part movie… O tito. (But nah! I’m asking for too much… or am I?)
-Acting quality: [3 out of 5] Mercy literally outdid herself. When she reached to stroke her hair and her hand returned with a bunch of loose hair, I honestly felt her pain in my guts. Amazing job. Amazing rendition. Over convincing. Desmond Elliot did his thing. Amazing job from Ini Edo. RMD was barely in the movie sef. Eric Arubayi… the singer (whose voice really wasn’t that marvelous), did a good job for a fresher. But as far as impressive fresher’s go… I was most impressed by the lady who played Ini Edo’s friend (Zainab Ademola… I think!) and Rob Loner as Pedro
-Setting: [3 out of 5] Job well done
-Costume/Make-Up: [4 out of 5] Amazing job with Mercy’s sick look. Mercy goes bald in this movie again (her other bald movie was “Heart of a Widow”)
-Props and Graphics: [3 out of 5] Ok
-Video Quality: [3 out of 5] Ok
-Audio Quality [1 out of 5] Many scenes where the audio goes up and down and in other scenes it just continuously changes timbre
-Soundtrack: [3 out of 5] Didn’t have an official soundtrack but instead used outside songs. However these songs were credited in the closing and opening credits (Soundtrack List: “Free – Tu Face”; “I’ll get by – Essence”; “E be like say – Soul E”)
-Musical Score: [3 out of 5] Nicely done
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